Article
Cumulative Risk Impact of RET, SEMA3, and NRG1 Polymorphisms Associated With Hirschsprung Disease in Han Chinese.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Mar 2017
Li Qi, Zhang Zhen, Diao Mei, Gan Liang, Cheng Wei, Xiao Ping, Su Lin, Shangguan Shaofang, Jiang Qian, Li Long
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a congenital aganglionosis of myenteric and submucosal plexuses affecting a variable length of the intestine. The incidence of HSCR is approximately 1 of 5000 live births; however, the risk shows remarkable individual variation caused by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the RET, SEMA3, and NRG1 loci. The present study investigated the effects of these variants...
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